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The Chelonian on the Grand Union CanalCanal Trips: August 2007 - Itinerary

This is the detailed itinerary for our 100 mile canal trip across the heart of England from Birmingham to the outskirts of London in late August 2007.

We joined the boat at Shirley in Solihull, just outside Birmingham, and stayed for six days. Following the Stratford Canal and then the Grand Union, we passed through Warwick, Leamington, Braunston, Stoke Bruerne, Milton Keynes, Leighton Buzzard, and Tring, where we got the train back home to London.

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Canal Trips | Route: London - Birmingham - Lapworth - Radford - Buckby - Stoke Bruerne - Soulbury - Tring - London 
 

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London - Birmingham
Wednesday 22 August 2007   
Train:London Euston to Birmingham New StreetVirgin Trains113 miles
Train:Birmingham Moor Street to ShirleyCentral Trains - Network West Midlands7 miles
 

Shirley - Lapworth
Wednesday 22 August 2007     
Stratford Canal: Shirley Drawbridge to Lapworth Wharf7.74 miles13 locks 3 bridges
 

Lapworth - Radford
Thursday 23 August 2007   
Stratford Canal: Lapworth Wharf to Lapworth Junction North0.45 miles5 locks 
Stratford Canal (Kingswood Branch): Lapworth Junction North to Kingswood Junction0.25 miles1 lock  
Grand Union Canal (Warwick & Birmingham):Kingswood Junction to Budbrooke Junction 7.42 miles21 locks1 tunnel
Grand Union Canal (Warwick & Napton):Budbrooke Junction to Radford4.80 miles2 locks 
 Total:12.92 miles29 locks1 tunnel
 

Radford - Buckby Wharf
Friday 24 August 2007   
Grand Union Canal (Warwick & Napton):Radford to Napton Junction9.26 miles23 locks
Grand Union Canal (Oxford Canal Section):Napton Junction to Braunston Turn5.00 miles0 locks 
Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal):Braunston Turn to Buckby Wharf, Norton4.79 miles6 locks1 tunnel
 Total:19.05 miles29 locks1 tunnel
 

Buckby Wharf - Stoke Bruerne
Saturday 25 August 2007   
Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal): Buckby Wharf to Stoke Bruerne15.67 miles7 locks1 tunnel
 

Stoke Bruerne - Soulbury
Sunday 26 August 2007   
Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal):Stoke Bruerne to Soulbury (Three Locks)22.62 miles13 locks1 bridge
 

Soulbury - Tring
Monday 27 August 2007   
Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal):Soulbury to Tring (Station Bridge)14.34 miles19 locks1 bridge
 

Total canal travel: Birmingham - Tring
Total: 92.34 miles 110 locks 5 moveable bridges 3 tunnels
 
 
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